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  2. Cone snail - Wikipedia

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    Cone snails, or cones, are highly venomous sea snails of the family Conidae. [1] Fossils of cone snails have been found from the Eocene to the Holocene epochs. [2] Cone snail species have shells that are roughly conical in shape. Many species have colorful patterning on the shell surface. [3] Cone snails are almost exclusively tropical in ...

  3. Conus sanguineus - Wikipedia

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    Cone snails have a small dagger like tooth that injects their prey with a "rapid-acting venom". [3] Mild stings feel similar to a bee sting with a burning or stinging sensation. Other symptoms include "fainting..., itching, loss of coordination, heart failure, difficulty speaking, difficulty breathing, and double vision. [3] Some stings can ...

  4. Conidae - Wikipedia

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    Cone snails can sting through a wetsuit with their harpoon-like radular tooth, which resembles a transparent needle. [ 25 ] Normally, cone snails (and many species in the superfamily Conoidea ) use their venom to immobilize prey before engulfing it.

  5. If You Spot This Creature, Run! - AOL

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    It has a harpoon-like stinger to inject poison into its prey. And its venom is huge overkill for this snail’s needs. Even the smallest ones have a sting with enough venom to kill 700 people!

  6. Conus abrolhosensis - Wikipedia

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    Conus abrolhosensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1] These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

  7. Conus spurius - Wikipedia

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    Conus spurius, common name the alphabet cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all ...

  8. Venom from sea snails could hold key to future painkillers

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    The cone snail’s venom contains chemicals called conotoxins which block the nervous system of their prey. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

  9. Conus striatus - Wikipedia

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    Conus striatus, common name the striated cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [3] These snails are predatory and venomous. While they are piscivorous (eat fishes), they are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all ...